Choosing our November cover story was particularly challenging as it comes on the cusp of the US election, which is guaranteed to have global implications. But equally as consequential is the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon raging in the background.

Al Majalla’s cover story A new US president and a ‘New Middle East’ will combine these two important topics, featuring articles on this topic from a range of different perspectives.

The Portfolio Model of Foreign Assistance

[caption id="attachment_55254345" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A young boy rests by empty USAID vegetable oil tins in the Dagahaley refugee camp which makes up part of the giant Dadaab refugee…

Majalla

Will Iran Become the Next North Korea?

[caption id="attachment_55254300" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A picture taken on August 20, 2010 shows an Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a…

Majalla

Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?

[caption id="attachment_55254295" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they…

Majalla

President Trump’s Syria Conundrum

[caption id="attachment_55254291" align="aligncenter" width="900"] US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in…

Majalla

Siemens’ Crimea Scandal

[caption id="attachment_55254232" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A man looks at electricity supply meters at a house in Simferopol on November 22, 2015. Crimea declared a state of emergency on…

Maia Otarashvili